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The day passes in much of the same manner as the last.
Ben sits with me during first period, snickering as Mrs. Wilson leans against the whiteboard and comes away with smudges of dry erase marker on the back of her white blouse. Emmett and I bond over our mutual love for old cartoons in Physics. Riley smiles his signature dimpled grin as I slide onto the bench next to him at lunch.
"Good day?" He asks, taking a hulking bite from his sandwich and chewing noisily.
"Sure," I shrug, picking the crust off of my own sandwich. "It's the second day of school, so there's not really much going on yet."
"Yet," Riley nods solemnly. "Wait until baseball season starts. You're going to be rethinking all of those hard classes you signed up for."
"Maybe," I laugh, rolling my eyes and taking a bite. We're silent for a moment before movement to my left has us turning our heads. My eyebrows raise as a small girl with strawberry blond hair stops behind the seat next to me. Clad in a skin-tight pink shirt and painted-on jeans, she smiles alluringly and places her palms on the table beside me.
"Is this seat taken?" Her voice is high and airy, perfectly befitting a girl of her small stature.
"Nah," Riley answers for me, face split open in that cocky, shit-eating grin. Her chin dips and eyelashes flutter as she drops down onto the bench next to me, a wave of strong, floral aroma wafting over me. "Edward, this is Tanya. Tanya – Edward."
Tanya licks her lips before leaning forward and kissing my cheek in greeting. "Nice to meet you, Edward." I blink back surprise as she pulls away slowly, eyes shining with want as she practically consumes me with her gaze.
"Sure, yeah." I mumble, cheeks heating in embarrassment. Okay, I've flirted with my fair share of girls before, but none have been this aggressive right off the bat. It's a bit off-putting.
"Mike Newton is having a party this weekend," she starts, twirling her hair around her small index finger. She licks her lips suggestively before continuing. "I was wondering if I'd see you there."
Frowning, I glance at Riley to my right for help. My eyes plead with him as I start, "This is the first I've heard of this party. I don't think I'm invited."
"It's not really something you get invited to." Riley shrugs, flashing me a playful grin. Don't be a pussy, his eyes tell me. "Pretty much everyone just shows up."
"Oh," I mutter dumbly, glancing back at Tanya. She stares back me, eyes glittering with hope and bottom lip trapped between her teeth.
"So, I'll see you there?" She says, releasing her bottom lip to flash me a small, flirtatious smirk.
Swallowing, I shrug. I'll tell her anything to get her to go away. "Yeah, um, I guess you will."
Eyelashes fluttering, she leans forward and squeezes my hand. I want to yank it away the moment her skin touches mine. "See you then." And then she's gone in a flip of silky hair and an exaggerated sway of narrow hips.
"Well," Ben says, chuckling at my expense from across the table. "Looks like someone is already trying to lay claim on our boy Edward."
"My man!" Riley exclaims, bumping my fist with his. "Not even halfway through the first week of school and you already have the girls lining up. Not bad, not bad!"
Shaking my head, I pull my fingers through my hair and smile despite my embarrassment. "Right, they're lined up around the block."
"Be careful what you wish for," Riley brandishes a half-eaten carrot stick at me. "Because you might just get it! Tanya's just the first one to strike, my friend. Wait 'til this weekend."
"Girls here are crazy." I chuckle, shaking my head in distraught and amusement.
"You haven't seen anything yet, man." Riley smirks, clapping me on the back.
I'm sure.
Uh oh... Tanya's trying to get her claws in him already! It doesn't seem like Edward is into it, though. What do we think? Are we ready for it to be the weekend for ExB already? School is boring - let's get to the party! (;
xo j